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instead it's going to be at the time warner arena on the right of your screen. the weather is the reason. the risk of bad storms is just way too high at this point to be going to the bank of america stadium after all. and that means that 50,000 stadium ticket holders who cannot be accommodated in the smaller venue are more than likely feeling as though there is rain on their parade. cnn's dana bash joins me live now from charlotte. obviously this wasn't news we weren't expecting, but we almost expected to hear it yesterday if it was going to happen at all because of these remarkable logistics, the advance teams that need to switch gears, the security. how did this happen and is it going to cause a huge problem? >> it is, and it's going to cause a lot more work, and as you said, it's going to cause a lot of heartache for tens of thousands of obama supporters who were coming in here. many were being bussed in from around the country to attend that event at that big stadium. what i'm told is that their hope is they can do a few things. one, that they're going to tr
instead it's going to be at the time warner arena on the right of your screen. the weather is the reason. the risk of bad storms is just way too high at this point to be going to the bank of america stadium after all. and that means that 50,000 stadium ticket holders who cannot be accommodated in the smaller venue are more than likely feeling as though there is rain on their parade. cnn's dana bash joins me live now from charlotte. obviously this wasn't news we weren't expecting, but we almost...
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the dnc they're going to mover t the president's speech back inside to the convention hall, the time warner. you can see a picture of the original space and i think we have a picture of the space they've been using yesterday and today. that is now where the president is going to speak. he is going to speak indoors. talking to officials who has been trying to feel this out, there were lots of reasons why they had to make the call before tomorrow's security logistics. carol, they were bussing thousands of people in for this event and they weren't going to have hotel spaces. they were going to come, they were going to listen to the president, they were going to help organize and they were going to leave. so they had to make this call. it is certainly bad news because we're talking about a 50,000-person differential in terms of who they can fit in the stadium and who they can fit in the convention center, so mother nature is simply not cooperating. >> we know president obama is a much more effective speaker in a huge arena like that. what about the people who have already come and want to get i
the dnc they're going to mover t the president's speech back inside to the convention hall, the time warner. you can see a picture of the original space and i think we have a picture of the space they've been using yesterday and today. that is now where the president is going to speak. he is going to speak indoors. talking to officials who has been trying to feel this out, there were lots of reasons why they had to make the call before tomorrow's security logistics. carol, they were bussing...
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president obama, who's going to take center stage at the time warner arena. right here, there's the podium. lots of last-minute check-ups and the audio, it has to be perfect. this is where he'll accept his party's nomination for a second term and where he'll be introduced by his vice president, joe biden. our cnn political editor, paul steinhauser, live from outside the cnn grill. we just heard from john avlon who was real clear about what he doesn't need to do. he doesn't need to get in the record books, doesn't need to make history tonight in terms of eloquent prose. but he does need to do something very specific. what is it? >> reporter: that is true. and it's lay out policy. what will he do in the next four years if he's reelected? this speech comes on the day, we are two months away to the day from the election. this is by far going to be his biggest speech in his reelection bid. i spoke to an obama campaign adviser earlier this morning who told me the president will lay out the economic choice in this election with a heavy focus on his economic position
president obama, who's going to take center stage at the time warner arena. right here, there's the podium. lots of last-minute check-ups and the audio, it has to be perfect. this is where he'll accept his party's nomination for a second term and where he'll be introduced by his vice president, joe biden. our cnn political editor, paul steinhauser, live from outside the cnn grill. we just heard from john avlon who was real clear about what he doesn't need to do. he doesn't need to get in the...
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mark warner, the senator from virginia. the governor of montana. everyone goes and meet with the people of iowa here. they're all very nice, the people of iowa, but that's not why they are meeting with them. iowa is the first in the nation caucus. you don't have to scratch the surface very hard or far to hear people talk about hillary clinton. i was talking to a former advisor this morning who said you ever wish she were here being renominated. they said i'm not going to go there but there's always 2016. >> he couldn't get confirmation from him but too close sources are saying he's voting romney thinking ahead to 2016. let me ask you about michelle obama. i know you have a busy grill behind you, i'll let you go. michelle obama speaking tonight. ann romney spoke last week and seem to have a clear mission to win over women and help humanize her husband. does michelle obama have a mission that's clear cut, do you think? >> reporter: it's different. it's very different. what ann romney had to do was fill in some of the blanks for mitt romney and soften
mark warner, the senator from virginia. the governor of montana. everyone goes and meet with the people of iowa here. they're all very nice, the people of iowa, but that's not why they are meeting with them. iowa is the first in the nation caucus. you don't have to scratch the surface very hard or far to hear people talk about hillary clinton. i was talking to a former advisor this morning who said you ever wish she were here being renominated. they said i'm not going to go there but there's...
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and you are looking at a live picture of the time warner cable arena. this is in charlotte. it's going to be a big night for democrats attending their national convention which gets under way officially today. speakers include former president jimmy carter, san antonio mayor julian castro and first lady michelle obama. and representative chris van holland of maryland is among those attending that convention. the chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee joins us now from charlotte. very nice to have you this morning. thank you. >> it's great to be with you this morning. >> so the convention will be adopting the party platform today, and is that platform uses new language to express the party's views on a lot of controversial issues. can you talk to us about that? >> well, the core of the platform is to invest in middle class america, to make sure we build this economy from the middle out and the bottom up, rather than the republican theory, which crashed in the past, which is to provide another round of tax breaks for people like mitt romney and expect that
and you are looking at a live picture of the time warner cable arena. this is in charlotte. it's going to be a big night for democrats attending their national convention which gets under way officially today. speakers include former president jimmy carter, san antonio mayor julian castro and first lady michelle obama. and representative chris van holland of maryland is among those attending that convention. the chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee joins us now from...
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we have pictures inside the time-warner arena. you can see the platform. they are getting everything ready inside the arena, i'm right outside the arena. one of the things you'll hear about is the middle class. you'll hear democrats speaking at the conventions talking about how the democratic party is a party fighting for the middle class. the republican ticket headed by mitt romney and paul ryan is more beholden to the wealthy, some themes you'll here in tampa. of course they are doing to be touting what they say are the accomplishments of president obama over the last three and a half years. randi. >> some pretty big names coming to speak, former presidents and michelle obama as well. right? >> michelle obama as well. here are some interesting names. cory booker will have a prominent role here. he'll have a prominent role of the platform, the mayor of new jersey, up and comer in the democratic party. another name. charlie crist, former governor of florida. why is that interesting? charlie crist used to be republican governor for florida, lost out when he
we have pictures inside the time-warner arena. you can see the platform. they are getting everything ready inside the arena, i'm right outside the arena. one of the things you'll hear about is the middle class. you'll hear democrats speaking at the conventions talking about how the democratic party is a party fighting for the middle class. the republican ticket headed by mitt romney and paul ryan is more beholden to the wealthy, some themes you'll here in tampa. of course they are doing to be...